Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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