Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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