Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition