Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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