Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition