Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition