Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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