Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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