Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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