Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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