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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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