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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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