Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education