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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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