Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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