Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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