Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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