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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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