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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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