Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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