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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education