Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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