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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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