Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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