Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition