Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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