Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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