Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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