Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important 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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