Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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