Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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