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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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