Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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