Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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