Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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