Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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