Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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