Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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