Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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