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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition