Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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