Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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