Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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