Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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