Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition