Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition