Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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