Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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