Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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