Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition