Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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