Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition