Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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