Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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