Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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