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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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