Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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