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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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