Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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