Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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