Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major 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)