Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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