Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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