Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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