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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition