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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition