Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education