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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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