Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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