Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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