Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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