Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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