Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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