Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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