Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting 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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