Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition