Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition