Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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