Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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