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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key 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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