Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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