Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition