Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition