Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies 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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