Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition