Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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