Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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