Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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