Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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