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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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