Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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