Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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