Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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