Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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