Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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