Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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