Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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