Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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