Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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