Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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