Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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