Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the 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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