Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition