Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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