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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition