Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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