Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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