Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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