Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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