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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition