Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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