Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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