Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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