Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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