Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition