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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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