Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition