Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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