Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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