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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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