Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition