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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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