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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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