Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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