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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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