Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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