Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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