Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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