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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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