Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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