Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major 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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