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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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