Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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