Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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