Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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