Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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