Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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