Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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