Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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