Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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