Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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