Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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