Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition