Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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