Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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