Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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