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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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