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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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