Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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