Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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