Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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