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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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