Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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