Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition