Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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