Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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