Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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