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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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