Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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