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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition