Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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