Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition