Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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