Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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