Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition