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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition