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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition