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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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