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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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