Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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