Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition