Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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