Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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