Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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