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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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