Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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