Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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