Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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