Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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