Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition