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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines 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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