Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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