Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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