Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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