Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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