Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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