Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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