Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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