Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition