Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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