Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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