Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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