Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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