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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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