Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory