Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software