Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition