Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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