Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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