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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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