Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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