Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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