Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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