Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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