Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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