Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes 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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