Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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