Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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