Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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