Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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