Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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