Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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