Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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