Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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