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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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