Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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