Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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