Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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