Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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