Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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