Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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