Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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