Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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