Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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