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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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