Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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