Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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