Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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