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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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