Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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