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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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