Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition