Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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