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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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