Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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