Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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