Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-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 be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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