Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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