Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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