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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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