Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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