Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources