Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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