Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition