Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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