Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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