Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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