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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition