Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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