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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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