Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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