Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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