Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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