Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition