Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition