Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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