Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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