Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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