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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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