Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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