Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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