Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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