Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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