Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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