Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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