Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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