Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition