Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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