Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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