Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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