Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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