Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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