Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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