Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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