Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition