Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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