Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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