Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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