Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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