Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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