Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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