Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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