Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition