Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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