Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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