Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition