Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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