Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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