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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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