Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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