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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition