Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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