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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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