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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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