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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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