Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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