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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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