Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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