Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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