Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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