Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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