Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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