Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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