Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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