Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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