Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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