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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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