Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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