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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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