Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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