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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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