Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition