Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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