Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University