Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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