Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition