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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition