Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition