Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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