Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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