Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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