Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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