Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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