Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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