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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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