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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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