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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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