Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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