Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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