Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition