Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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