Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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