Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition