Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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