Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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