Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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