Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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