Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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