Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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