Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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