Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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