Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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