Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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