Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition