Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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