Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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