Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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