Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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