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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources