Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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