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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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