Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition