Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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