Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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