Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Free