Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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