Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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