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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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