Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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