Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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