Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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