Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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