Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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