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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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