Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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