Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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