Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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