Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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