Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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