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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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