Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition