Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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