Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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