Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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