Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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