Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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