Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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