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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition