Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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