Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition