Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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