Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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