Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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