Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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