Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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