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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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