Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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