Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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