Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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