Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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