Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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