Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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