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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition