Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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