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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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