Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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