Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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