Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education