Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models 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 teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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