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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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