Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition