Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)