Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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