Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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