Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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