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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key 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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