Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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