Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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