Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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