Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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