Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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