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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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