Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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