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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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