Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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