Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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