Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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