Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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