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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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