Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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