Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data 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 exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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