Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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