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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition