Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition