Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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