Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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