Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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