Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition