Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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