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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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