Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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