Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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