Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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