Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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