Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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