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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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