Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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