Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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