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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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