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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies 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 stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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