Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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