Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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