Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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