Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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