Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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