Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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