Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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