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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition