Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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