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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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