Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition