Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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