Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition