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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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