Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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