Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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