Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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