Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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