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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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