Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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