Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition