Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition