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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition