Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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