Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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