Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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