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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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