Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition