Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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