Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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