Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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