Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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