Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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