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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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