Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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