Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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