Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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