Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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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