Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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