Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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