Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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