Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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