Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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