Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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