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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key 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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