Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition