Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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