Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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