Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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