Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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