Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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