Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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