Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition