Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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