Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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