Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition