Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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