Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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