Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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