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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning