Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering people 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 MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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