Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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