Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition