Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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