Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition