Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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