Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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