Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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