Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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