Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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