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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition