Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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